Top earners got almost €300m in tax breaksTHE GOVERNMENT gave a “pot of gold” of almost €300 million to over 400 of the highest earners in 2007 through tax shelters, according…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Dáil committee wants to study banks' role in financial crisisTHE DÁIL’S influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said yesterday it wanted to initiate a “meaningful” parliamentary investigation…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Left-wing alliance to oppose Nama set-upLEFT-WING POLITICAL parties and other groupings are planning a series of public protests to coincide with the Dáil debate on …Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Government has acted to tackle knife crime, says AhernTHE GOVERNMENT has taken strong, consistent and appropriate action in tackling knife crime in the past few months, Minister for…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Department gets final report on tax systemTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has confirmed that it has received the completed report of the Commission on Taxation’s comprehensive…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue bows out of Roses eventTHE OIREACHTAS yesterday sought to clarify confusion surrounding the cancellation of an event for Rose of Tralee finalists in…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
State aircraft used by Ministers for internal flightsGOVERNMENT MINISTERS have taken 144 internal flights within the State over the past 2½ years at a total cost of €350,000 to the…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue's silence on expenses criticisedTHE CEANN Comhairle John O’Donoghue was yesterday criticised by constituency rivals for his silence over the continuing controversy…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Coalition majority wiped out by Sligo TDs' resignationsTHE COALITION Government’s majority has been technically wiped out after yesterday’s resignation of two Sligo TDs, Jimmy Devins…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Dispute 'puts patients at risk'THE DISPUTE between the HSE and pharmacists could be a direct risk to the health and lives of patients if it continues to escalate…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
1,000 study places for graduates who have lost their jobsTHE GOVERNMENT has announced details of over 1,000 places for unemployed workers on postgraduate courses starting this autumn…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Fire sale could halve property prices, says ParlonANY SUBSTANTIAL “fire sale” of residential or commercial property could result in prices falling by 50 per cent or more, the …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
FG urges reform of prostitution lawsFAILURE TO amend the prostitution laws could lead to Ireland becoming the new “red light district of Europe”, a Fine Gael TD …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon guarantees represent 'new deal', says IbecGUARANTEES SECURED by the Government ahead of the second Lisbon referendum campaign will represent a “new deal” for Ireland, …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue's use of jet within official guidelinesTHE USE of the Government jet over six consecutive days by former minister for arts, sport and tourism John O’Donoghue was in…Mon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
Six education building projects go to tenderProject: Limerick Institute of Technology library and information centre.Mon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
Gormley to draft climate change BillTHE GOVERNMENT has given its approval for the drafting of a climate change Bill in what is seen as a concession to the Green …Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage rate rises likely as Lenihan refuses to actTHE GOVERNMENT expects the main Irish banks, each of them beneficiaries of the State guarantee scheme, to swiftly follow Permanent…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage rate rises likelyThe Government expects the main Irish banks, each of them beneficiaries of the State guarantee scheme, to swiftly follow Permanent…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Wage issue for 'Labour Court'TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has signalled that the examination of the national minimum wage is a matter for the Labour Court, and not…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
PDs to be wound up in SeptemberTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats will be wound up in early September, its former leader Mary Harney said last night.Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Farmers voice anger over cutsHUNDREDS OF farmers disrupted the opening by Taoiseach Brian Cowen of a new section of motorway in Ballinasloe, Co Galway in …Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Cowen opens 20km of dual-carriagewayTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has contended that the Government’s large-scale motorway project now nearing completion will be a substantial…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
President to decide today on referring legislationPRESIDENT MARY McAleese will decide today whether to refer two Bills to the Supreme Court following her consultation with the…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Some orders yet to deliver audit of assetsThe three-person panel which will assess the assets of 18 religious orders which ran residential institutions for children is…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Cutting minimum wage won't create jobs - VaradkarFINE GAEL enterprise spokesman Leo Varadkar yesterday questioned the benefit of cutting the minimum wage from its current rate…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
HSE to publish audit of retained organs todayTHE FINDINGS of an independent audit of retained organs in all Irish hospitals will be published by the Health Service Executive…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Under 10,000 homes may be built next year - departmentNEW HOUSE completions in Ireland could fall to below 10,000 next year as the property slump reaches its lowest point, according…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Exports will be vital part of economic recoveryA recent talk by the Government’s economic adviser Alan Ahearne gave an insight into his thinking – which is surprisingly optimistic…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
New tax will not affect granny flatsMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley said yesterday he would ensure the new €200 tax on second homes and holiday homes would…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Gormley scraps plan for mobile home taxMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has reversed the decision to charge owners of mobile homes an annual tax of €200 as…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
10 internal flights on State aircraft by Ministers this yearGOVERNMENT MINISTERS have used State-owned helicopters and aircraft for internal flights on 10 occasions this year, according…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
State's EU website will outlast treaty, says MartinA NEW Government-backed website providing information on the EU will be established on a permanent basis and not solely as a …Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
TCD professor admits being wrong about housing bubblePROMINENT TCD academic and financial commentator Brian Lucey has accepted he wrongly forecast three years ago the Irish housing…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Sun shines as Dáil plays open HouseMENTION POLITICAL tents being erected during the summer and the images that immediately spring to mind involve the Galway Races…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Gormley dismisses Boston or Berlin argument as 'bogus'GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has described as “bogus” the argument over whether Ireland was more closely aligned to Boston…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
EU leaders' attitude to No vote realistic, says McCreevyIRELAND’S EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said that every political leader in Europe knew that a referendum on the Lisbon…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Necessity of Army escorts for President queriedTHE TRADITION where 170 Army personnel provide guards of honour and escorts to President Mary McAleese when she departs and returns…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Greens say Civil Partnership Bill does not go far enoughTHE CIVIL Partnership Bill, which will give people in long-term relationships many of the statutory rights of married couples…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Defamation Bill to pass within weeksTHE BILL to reform Ireland’s libel laws is likely to be enacted within a fortnight, three years after it was publishedFri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Climate change 'needs same impetus as peace process'CLIMATE CHANGE poses a challenge for Ireland comparable in scale to the Northern Ireland peace process or the economic crisis…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Fine Gael motion on Crumlin children's hospital defeatedTHE FINE Gael private members’ motion relating to care at Crumlin children’s hospital was last night defeated by five votes in…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
New €200 tax to be paid on over 200,000 second propertiesAS MANY as 200,000 second homes, holiday homes and rental properties will be subject to a new €200 tax once enabling legislation…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Dáil summer break cut by three weeksTHE DÁIL will this year cut at least three weeks off the summer recess because of the need to pass a raft of urgent legislation…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Libertas says it will play no role in Lisbon voteLIBERTAS HAS accepted that it will be “virtually impossible” for it to play any role in the second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Government to cut ministerial pensions by 25%THE GOVERNMENT has announced that ministerial pensions paid to serving TDs, senators and Irish MEPs will be cut by 25 per cent…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Greens to discuss election losses at special meetingsTHE GREEN Party will convene a full meeting of members next month to discuss the implications of its disastrous local and European…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Cabinet considers law to end pension for current TDsPROPOSED LEGISLATION to end the arrangement whereby sitting TDs and Senators who have been in government receive ministerial …Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Labour and Sinn Féin table joint Dáil motion on jobs crisisTHE LABOUR Party and Sinn Féin will join forces in the Dáil this week when both parties will put forward a motion calling on …Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Liz McManus to study proposals for climate change lawsTHE LABOUR spokeswoman on energy, Liz McManus, has been asked by the Oireachtas climate change committee to act as its rapporteur…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
